Pichon Baron Says 2018 Vintage Has `Exuberance in Fruit' After Warm Harvest
Chateau Pichon Baron benefited from the warm dry summer and harvest in 2018 to make wines that bore some similarities to the critically...
Apr 11, 2019
Mouton Rothschild Says Small Grapes in 2018 Were `Rich in Sugars and Tannins'
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild said grapes on its estate were ``small in size but exceptionally rich in sugars and tannins'' in the 2018...
Apr 10, 2019
Lafite Could Pick Timing of 2018 Harvest After Challenges Earlier in Season
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild was able to benefit from ``the time to choose as never before'' in deciding when to pick grapes in the 2018...
Apr 10, 2019
Pichon Lalande's Glumineau Says 2018 Is `Most Complete' Wine Estate Has Made
The 2018 vintage of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is the ``most complete'' wine the estate has ever made, with ``more...
Apr 7, 2019
Angelus Selects Only Old-Vine Cabernet Franc to Accompany Merlot in 2018 Blend
Chateau Angelus, a Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe `A' wine estate, used a relatively high proportion of merlot and only cabernet...
Apr 7, 2019
Grand-Puy-Lacoste Escapes 2018 Mildew Affecting Many Vineyards in Region
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a Pauillac producer in the southern half of the appellation, escaped the mildew last year that affected many...
Apr 7, 2019
Phelan Segur Yields Above Normal for 2018 as Merlot Maturity Cited
Chateau Phelan-Segur, a Saint-Estephe vineyard overlooking the Garonne estuary, achieved yields of as much as 49 hectoliters per hectare...
Apr 6, 2019
Fonreaud Says 2018 Vintage More Concentrated Than 2015, 2016
Chateau Fonreaud, a Listrac-Medoc producer which as been owned by the Chanfreau family since 1962, sees the 2018 vintage just presented...
Apr 6, 2019
Bordeaux 2018 Vintage Looks Set to Stand Out for High-Quality, Low Yield
The 2018 Bordeaux vintage looks set to be one of the most unusual in many years, characterised by the high quality of the grapes...
Apr 5, 2019
Loire Produced `Generous' 2018 Vintage After Frost, Drought of Previous Years
Loire winemakers are reporting a rebound in quantity for the region's 2018 vintage as vineyards the length of the river from Sancerre and...
Feb 6, 2019
Burgundy Advances to Record 35% Share of Liv-ex Trade After En Primeur Tastings
Burgundy's share of the London-based Liv-ex online wine market's trade more than doubled to a record 35 percent for the week to Jan. 24...
Jan 25, 2019
Lafite 2010 Most-Traded Wine on Liv-ex Over Xmas-New Year Period, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild 2010 was the most-traded wine on the London-based Liv-ex online wine market over the Christmas-New Year period...
Jan 6, 2019
Cristal '08, Sassicaia '15 and Margaux '15 Lead Top-Traded Wines on Liv-ex in 2018
Louis Roederer Cristal 2008 Champagne was the most-traded wine by value on the London-based Liv-ex online wine market in 2018 to...
Dec 30, 2018
Burgundy Drives 2018 Liv-ex 1000 Price Gainers, Led by Armand Rousseau, DRC
Burgundy wines have been driving price gainers on the Liv-ex 1000 Fine Wine Index over the past year, with Armand Rousseau and Domaine de...
Dec 30, 2018
Phelan Segur Cites `Ideal' 2018 Harvest Following Exceptional Weather
Chateau Phelan Segur, a wine estate in the Saint-Estephe region of the northern Medoc, cited what it described as an ``ideal harvest''...
Dec 5, 2018
Smith Haut Lafitte Says 2018 Vintage Will Be `Excellent' Despite Hail, Mildew
The 2018 vintage at Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, a Bordeaux producer in the Pessac-Leognan region south of the city, will be ``excellent''...
Nov 3, 2018
Bordeaux '18 Vintage Helped by `Driest September in 60 Years,' Bernard Says
The Bordeaux 2018 vintage was defined by spring rain and summer heat and resulted in a ``lovely concentration of fruit'' for the cabernet...
Oct 22, 2018
Smith Haut Lafitte Rues Hail Damage in Spring Amid Bordeaux 2018 Harvest
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte in Pessac Leognan lost 50 percent of its crop to a hailstorm which struck on May 26 this year, leaving the...
Oct 21, 2018
Malartic Lagraviere Says Grape Maturity Came `Gently' as Harvest Wound Down
Grapes matured ``gently'' during the 2018 harvest at Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere in Pessac-Leognan, with the favorable ripening...
Oct 21, 2018
Damien Barton Sartorius Says 2018 Has `Beautiful Aromas'
The 2018 vintage is shaping up to be ``superb'' with ``very beautiful aromas'' following a warm, dry summer that resulted in optimal...
Oct 21, 2018